Hammer 365

365 consecutive days, at least 365 shots, just 1 camera, my iPhone.

Hammer365: 255/110 Rack of Hammers

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Something about this display at the big orange box always grabs my attention.

App: Pro HDR then Best Camera with Candy and Vignette filters.

Filed under  //   BestCamera   Candy   Hammer   POTD   ProHDR   Vignette   iPhone   iPhone365   iphonography  

Hammer365: 253/112 My Big Muscles

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App: Pudding Camera with Motion x4 lens, 37mm/1:3/800x600 and Vignetting then Best Camera with Slate, Vignette, Frame and Candy Filters.

Filed under  //   Benjamin   BestCamera   Candy   Frame   Motion x4   Muscle   POTD   Pudding Camera   Slate   Vignette   boy   iPhone   iPhone365   iphonography  

Hammer365: 248/119 Dutch Oven Ziti

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Man oh man, did this rock. I put it together after hearing someone at work talk about. It was all cooked out in my drive way in a Dutch oven on my grill. Man, it rocked!

More pics and the recipe HERE.

App: BestCamera with Jewel, Square and Vignette filters then PS Express.

Filed under  //   Baked Ziti   BestCamera   David's Kitchen   Dutch Oven   Italian   Jewel   POTD   PS Express   Square   Vignette   iPhone   iPhone365   iphonography  

Hammer365: 159/206 Next Magic Trick

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I've got to figure out how to get about 15 pounds off. Well, I know how, what I meant to say is I need to make a commitment to get rid of it.

App: iQuikSplash then BestCamera with Candy and Vignette filters.

Filed under  //   40000 feet   B&W&Cyan   BestCamera   Candy   POTD   Vignette   diet   digital   iPhone   iPhone365   iQuikSplash   iphonography   scale   weigh   weight  
Posted June 10, 2010

Hammer365: 150/215 Red Phone Booth

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You'd think that I would have had a better opportunity to find a cool shot today with traveling through Midway and then to Cleveland. Not the case. So this is a shot of an old British phone booth replica. Yeah, it's not even really real. But it's my shot of the day.

App: Best Camera with Jewel and Vignette filters then MoreMono.

Filed under  //   BestCamera   British Phone Booth   Jewel   MoreMono   POTD   Vignette   Zona Rosa   iPhone   iPhone365   iphonography   phone booth   red box   telephone kiosk  
Posted June 1, 2010

Hammer365: 082/283 Goodbye Bà Ngoại

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My mother's mother passed earlier today and I was trying to find a shot to commemorate her and I found it on my friend Wayne's photoblog. When I looked at his picture for today I saw an old tree, weathered and standing lonely but still reaching. You wonder what stories this tree could tell.  Then I see the other trees growing off in the distance and the new growth all around.

Most of us never will know what it's like to live and raise children in a third world country where all you know is war and poverty. Most of us will never know what it's like to loose your soulmate at a very young age and be so loyal and faithful to that soul that you would never even consider replacing him/her. Most of us will never know what it's like to leave your home land to a country where you don't even speak the language.

I have very fond memories of my grandmother. When I was very young she lived with us for a while. She was great at Rubik's Cube and Uno, she had the most wonderful laugh and could whistle a whole lot better than my brother.  I loved listening to her sing in Vietnamese even though I never understood what she was singing about.

I do remember so well playing the grandmother game. You know the one? Where when you didn't get what you wanted from your mom you'd go get it from Grandma? Oh yeah, where she could she would. And anytime I was in trouble (which was maybe twice) she would protect me and defend me. She and Mom would go full throttle in Vietnamese and I knew she was getting me off the hook.  

I remember sleeping in late on Saturday mornings and hearing her and Mom telling stories from the kitchen and the only thing I could understand was my name and the belly laughs that followed. I'm really surprised I didn't get a complex from that now that I think about it. 

App: shot of my laptop monitor then Cropulator and TiltShiftGen.

Chau thuong Bà Ngoại!

Filed under  //   Bà Ngoại   Cropulator   POTD   TiltShiftGen   Vignette   blue sky   clouds   grandmother   iPhone   iPhone365   iphonography   trees  

Hammer365: 071/294 Remote Control Power

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I love some Kansas Basketball. This was our 2,001st win.

App: Cropulator then BestCamera with Candy and Vignette filters.

Filed under  //   Basketball   BestCamera   Big 12   Bill Self   Candy   Cropulator   Jayhawks   KU   Kansas   POV   Remote Control   Rock Chalk   TV   Tyshawn Taylor   Vignette   iPhone   iPhone365   iphonography   kubball  

Hammer365: 062/303 Little Jade Elephant

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This little jade elephant was a gift from a good friend of mine out in Fort Collins. Legend has it, trunks up, aimed at the door, they are supposed to be good luck.  I believe luck is something you create by being prepared but I do like elephants and this one guards my office door.

App: BestCamera with Paris and Vignette filters.

Filed under  //   BestCamera   Paris   Vignette   elephant   good luck   iPhone   iPhone365   iPhonography   jade   trunk  
Posted March 3, 2010

Hammer365 056/309 US Taekwondo Union

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We spend three nights a week and most Saturday mornings at Yang Master's United Taekwondo Center.

App: Cropulator then BestCamera with Jewel and Vignette filters then TiltShiftGen.

Filed under  //   BestCamera   Cropulator   Jewel   POTD   Taekwondo   TiltShiftGen   Vignette   award   iPhone   iPhone365   iPhonography   martial arts   medal  

Hammer365: 055/310 KC's Gold Dome

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The Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception - Dating back to 1834 the Parish is the oldest worshiping congregation in Kansas City. When the Cathedral opened in late 1800's it was the tallest building in the city.

App: Cropulator then Vihgo then TiltShiftGen then BestCamera with Vignette and Jewel filters.

Filed under  //   BestCamera   Cathedral of Immaculate Conception   Cropulator   Jewel   Kansas City   POTD   TiltShiftGen   Vignette   Vihgo   church   dome   gold   iPhone   iPhone365   iPhonography